cheat/internal/display/write.go

package display

import (
	"fmt"
	"os"
	"os/exec"
	"strings"

	"github.com/cheat/cheat/internal/config"
)

// Write writes output either directly to stdout, or through a pager,
// depending upon configuration.
func Write(out string, conf config.Config) {
	// if no pager was configured, print the output to stdout and exit
	if conf.Pager == "" {
		fmt.Print(out)
		os.Exit(0)
	}

	// otherwise, pipe output through the pager
	writeToPager(out, conf)
}

// writeToPager writes output through a pager command
func writeToPager(out string, conf config.Config) {
	parts := strings.Fields(conf.Pager)
	pager := parts[0]
	args := parts[1:]

	// configure the pager
	cmd := exec.Command(pager, args...)
	cmd.Stdin = strings.NewReader(out)
	cmd.Stdout = os.Stdout

	// run the pager and handle errors
	if err := cmd.Run(); err != nil {
		fmt.Fprintf(os.Stderr, "failed to write to pager: %v\n", err)
		os.Exit(1)
	}
}